Top 10 left handed openers with most runs in Test cricket

#6 Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss was one of the most successful English openers of all time. The left-hander forged successful opening partnerships with Micheal Vaughan and Alastair Cook when England were one of the top sides in the Test cricket.

Strauss was a compact opener who played some memorable knocks his against quality seam attacks. The left-handed opener announced himself on the Test scene with a century at Lord’s and never looked backed. A great exponent of the cut shot, Strauss knew his range of stroke play and matured into a consistent run accumulator turning out in exactly in a century of Tests for his nation.

Andrew Strauss' record as Test opener

Matches: 97; Runs: 6741; Avg: 40.85; 100s: 20; 50s: 27